How does one provide any evidence to support a claim for damages in a case like this?
Make them produce all applications for the year you applied (retracting names).
Force them to provide the standards they use to select who gets in and who doesn’t.
The left have been using these tactics for years to claim discrimination when they have no proof other than the outcome.
It should prove educational if nothing more
That’s all well and good, but see Post #47. If you’re suing for monetary damages you have to prove a monetary loss. Even if the plaintiffs are 100% right on the merits of the case, that doesn’t mean they’ll be successful in winning any money.